Breakthrough Brits
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Breakthrough Brits is the UK Film Council programme to honour some of Britain's best Black and Asian film-making talent.[1]
The program was designed to celebrate and advance the new wave of British film-making talent on the cusp of breakthrough international success. The 2008 programme ended in a special event in Los Angeles (compered by Nigel Lythgoe) on 5 June where honourees were presented to an audience of Hollywood industry figures.
[edit] 2008 Honourees
The 2008 honourees were:[2]
- John Giwa Amu
- Kwame Kwei-Armah
- Florence Ayisi
- Noel Clarke
- Esther Douglas
- Kara Miller
- Rita Osei
- Karlene Page
- Osbert Parker
- Barrington Robinson
- Zoe Stewart
- Sunandan Walia
- Yugesh Walia
[edit] References
- ^ "Breakthrough Brits". UK Film Council. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/breakthrough. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ^ "Honourees 2008". UK Film Council. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/breakthroughbrits. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
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